Change the directory where log files are stored?

Jeff jeff at ForerunnerTV.com
Mon Jul 2 22:30:11 EDT 2012


On 7/2/12 10:21 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, July 2, 2012 9:41 pm, Jeff wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Is it possible to change the directory where the log files are stored?
>>
>> Currently they are stored in the gnucash folder along with the .gnucash
>> files.
>>
>> I would like to put them in a sub-folder called log if possible to reduce
>> the clutter in
>> the top level gnucash folder.
> Sorry, there is no way to do that.  The logs and backup files are always
> stored in the same location as the main data file.
>
> Keep in mind that GnuCash will always re-open the last file you opened.
> So unless you really have multiple files you can just restart gnucash and
> it will re-open the correct data file.  If you DO have multiple files,
> keep in mind that the backup and log files will always append the
> date/time to the filename.
>
>> Thanks
>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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> -derek
>
Ok thanks Derek.

I have setup a few gnucash files so the folder is full of log files and LNK and LCK files, 
so I have to scroll thru all of them to find the proper file.

Where can I file a Feature Request?

Thanks
Jeff



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